Cooker.



A. S. OLDHAM.

COOKER.

APPLICATION 111.150 DEC.11| 1914.

Patented May 1, 1917.

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COOKER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. H. I9M- 122% 563. Patented May 1, 1917.

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ARTHUR S. OLDHAM, OF I-IELENA, ARKANSAS.

COOKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, ion.

Application filed December 11, 1914. Serial No. 876,700.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR S. OLDI-IAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Helena, in the county of Phillips and State of Arkansas, have linventecb certain new and useful Improvements in Cookers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of'the 1nvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cookers, and has for its principal object to provide a device wherein the material to be cooked is heated directly from the heating source without the use of an intermediate pan or other cooking utensil.

Another object of the invention is to pro Vide a cooker of the above character which is designed to be used with either solld or fluid fuel.

A further object of the invention 15 to provide a device which has a drip pan to catch any juices from the material which 18 being cooked and thereby avoid the wasting of the same.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device from which the drip pan may be easily and quickly removed and still which may be closed so as to be substantially air tight.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which, Figure 1 is an end view in elevation of a cooker constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety a cooker constructed 1n accordance with this invention comprising the bottom wall 2, side walls 3, and end walls 4. These end walls are provided with the flanges 5 which are designed to be riveted or otherwise secured to the side walls to form a substantially air-tight joint. Formed on each of the end walls is the triangular extension 6, the apex of which 1s disposed centrally of the bottom wall, so that when the device is assembled, a central ridge will be formed throughout its entire length. The side walls 3 are continued upwardly as at 7 and bent inwardly to conform to the shape of the triangular extension, and these ends are joined at the apices of the triangular extension.

The inclined extensions 7 of the side walls are both apertured, and these apertures are surrounded by the inturned flanges 8 which are designed to remove the sharp edges of the metal from danger of being engaged by the hand of the user, thereby eliminating any danger of injury to the personor persons using the device. One of the end walls 4. is provided. with a similar aperture, and this aperture is likewise surrounded by the flange 9 which is for the same purpose. The triangular extension 6 on the opposite end wall is provided with the circular aperture 10 which is designed to provide an outlet for the hot gases within the oven. The pipe 11 having the flange 12, is secured to the triangular extension and surrounds the aperture and is designed to conduct the hot gases to a chimney or similar exhaust in order to avoid filling the room, in which the oven is used, with the fumes. A suitable damper 18 is located within the pipe and is mounted on the shaft 14 and is designed to be controlled from the exterior in order that the draft through the cooker may be regulated.

Hinged to the extensions 7 as at 15 are the doors which allow the insertion and removal of material to be cooked. Said doors are provided with the downturned flanges 17, which flanges are arranged to flt within the flanges S as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The flanges 17 extend inwardly from the walls of the casing and form drip flanges for guiding the condensation from the inner surfaces of the door into the drip pan 30. The drip pan 30 extends beyond the plane of the flanges 17 as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. A suitable handle 18 is secured to the free end of the door and is designed to permit the user to easily and quickly raise the same when the latch 19 is switched from beneath the keeper 20. A door similar to the doors 16 is provided and is designated by the numeral 21 for use in closing the opening in the end wall around which the flange 9 extends, and this door is provided with a similar flange 22 which extends parallel to the flange 9 when the door is closed. This door is hingedly secured as at 23 to the exterior of the end wall and is provided with a suitable handle 24 and latch 25 which cooperate with the keeper 26 in holding the door closed. In order that the drip pan may be removed there is provided in the end wall 4 in which the door opening is provided, the elongated, horizontal opening 27 which is designed to be closed by the flap 28 which is pivoted above the opening by the pin 29. This flap 28 is designed to swing downwardly into the position illustrated in Fig. 2 and thus form a closure for the opening 27 which will effectively prevent the escape of heat from the interior of the cooker.

The drip pan hereinbefore referred to is designated generally by the numeral 30 and comprises the bottom wall 31, side walls 32, and end walls 33. This drip pan is provided in its bottom wall with a suitable aperture with which the pipe 34 is connected so as to drain the contents of the pan when so desired. A suitable handle 35 is secured to the forward end of the pan and is designed to permit the user to easily remove the pan when so desired. A suitable opening 36 is formed in the bottom Wall 2 of the cooker and is designed to provide an opening through which the pipe 34, hereinbefore mentioned, projects.

Secured to the side walls of the cooker in a horizontal plane are provided the upper angle bars 37 the horizontal arm of which is apertured to receive the rivets 38 which are carried by the ends of the bars 39, which bars are designed to bridge the opening between the alining angle members 37 and form a support for the material which is being cooked. In view of the position of the angle bars, which are placed near the top of the oven, it will be apparent that the material which is to be cooked is supported in the warmest part, thereby insuring the same being cooked quickly and evenly on all sides. I

In order that the device may be used with charcoal or wood, there are provided the angle bars 40 which are apertured similar to the angle bars 37 to receive the rivets 41 which are carried in the ends of the bars 42, which bridge the opening between the angle bars 40 and form a grate upon which the wood or charcoal is supported. When the device is in use as a charcoal or wood cooker, the drip pan is removed and the lower portion of the device is used as an ash pit, while the flap 28 may be used as a damper or draft to control the draft through the device. When the device is in use as a gas cooker, the mechanism, which will be more fully hereinafter described, is set in operation.

The gas heating mechanism above referred to, comprises the connecting bar or rod 43 which is apertured near each end to receive the pipes 44, which pipes are provided with a plurality of perforations 45 through which the gas passes. The ends of the pipes opposite the ends which are surrounded by the bar 43 communicate with the usual injectors 46, and these injectors are connected to the pipe 47 which is supported in the brackets 48, which are riveted or otherwise secured as at 49 to the side walls of the cooker. These burners are designed to be controlled by the valve 50 so that the heat within the chamber may be controlled at the desire of the user.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the heat is applied from beneath, either by gas or charcoal or wood, and will pass upwardly into the upper part of the cooker coming in direct contact with the material which is being cooked. In the use of this device it is evident that no pans or other cooking utensils are necessary since the material. which is being cooked is held a sufficient distance from the flame to avoid burning and it is thus seen that a considerable saving in fuel is eflected as the necessity of heating the receptacle in which the article is being cooked, is unnecessary. It will thus be apparent that a particularly simple and efficient cooker is provided which eliminates the necessity of using a cooking .utensil of any character and thereby providing a more eflicient cooker which is particularly economical in use.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A cooker comprising a casing having a substantially triangular top, separate doors in each side of said top having inwardly extending drip flanges at their lower edges and spaced inwardly from the walls of the casing, a food support below the flanges, heating means below the food support, a drip pan below the heating means lying wholly within the casing and extending beyond the plane of the flanges, said drip pan having a nipple extending through the bottom of the casing, and a dampered air inlet and pan removing opening in a wall of the casing below the heating means.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR S. OLDHAM. Witnesses:

J. M. CowAN,

ELLIAs E. RUANE.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G." 

